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i value my education. it was one of the best decisions i made but it's scary right now working towards retirement funds, having children, and really investing in my future. >> natalia, take that out to the national level. if americans are having trouble paying off their debt, how does that hamper innovation or americans' availability to take risks and try new things if they're caught up in loans? >> first and foremost the mental affect. i have so many friends in sticky loan situations. some have gone so far as defaulting. it's that thought that stays in their head all the time. and it makes them not think clearly. they have to take jobs that they might not want to take because they need to make a salary versus interning or taking position where is they can move up in their career. i think we're seeing students or graduates not feeling the freedom they could feel if they didn't have this large burden of debt. >> neil, square this for us. you want to get ahead in life. you want to go to the best schools and
i value my education. it was one of the best decisions i made but it's scary right now working towards retirement funds, having children, and really investing in my future. >> natalia, take that out to the national level. if americans are having trouble paying off their debt, how does that hamper innovation or americans' availability to take risks and try new things if they're caught up in loans? >> first and foremost the mental affect. i have so many friends in sticky loan...
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once upon a time, america arguably had the best public education system in the world. that's not the case. well place first place finland and last place south korea. so how do we reform our schools? joining us to discuss this from washington, d.c. is amanda ripley, author of the book the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way. amanda thank you for joings us. >> thanks for having me. >> they pretty much faced a pretty serious shock when they got there why are those systems so different than ours? >> you know finland is considered the utopia of education now where kids are getting an outstanding results in math science, where koreans work night and day, these are two different places and somehow they have gotten to the top of the world in education. >> south korea is different, because when you think of the difference between the u.s. and theirs, 60 years ago most south koreans were illiterate. the country now has a 93% high school graduation rate which is much better than the 77% we have here in the u.s. what changes were made there that were so dramatic,
once upon a time, america arguably had the best public education system in the world. that's not the case. well place first place finland and last place south korea. so how do we reform our schools? joining us to discuss this from washington, d.c. is amanda ripley, author of the book the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way. amanda thank you for joings us. >> thanks for having me. >> they pretty much faced a pretty serious shock when they got there why are those...
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this has affected the education of young women in el zaatri camp. children and teenagers have been charged with new responsibility, including tremendous pressure to care for their families. here most male teenagers have to earn a living and contribute to household income. but there aren't enough jobs for everyone in the camp. that's why depression and hopelessness are becoming widespread among young male refugees with some becoming becoming increasingly aggressive in their behavior. so providing educational training for youth to make their time more useful and skills that they can take back to syria. malik is 18, from the syrian province of dalaha. he says this welding class makes his life here more meaningful. and this is a class for teaching young female refugees how to apply makeup. a desired service when there's a wedding at the camp. most of the training courses teach skills that are useful even in camp life. >> we want these kids to go back to syria with some hope for the future because they are going orebuild at the end of the day the country
this has affected the education of young women in el zaatri camp. children and teenagers have been charged with new responsibility, including tremendous pressure to care for their families. here most male teenagers have to earn a living and contribute to household income. but there aren't enough jobs for everyone in the camp. that's why depression and hopelessness are becoming widespread among young male refugees with some becoming becoming increasingly aggressive in their behavior. so...
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we'll tell you where it is and what it can mean for our educational system. coming up. ides of the issue, next. american schools struggle to fix themselves. >> whom to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. disturbing new images from syria and the chemical weapons attack. tonight where the u.s. is moving military force he closer. >>> life without parole. army staff sergeant robert bales gets the maximum for the massacre of civilians. >>> and 50 years from martin luther king's most famous speech. has his dream become a reality?
we'll tell you where it is and what it can mean for our educational system. coming up. ides of the issue, next. american schools struggle to fix themselves. >> whom to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. disturbing new images from syria and the chemical weapons attack. tonight where the u.s. is moving military force he closer. >>> life without parole. army staff sergeant robert bales gets the maximum for the massacre of civilians. >>> and 50 years from martin...
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premieres sunday night 9 eastern. >> it is no secret that the soaring cost of a college education is a financial burden for america's middle class. president barack obama proposed creating a new system to rate colleges on how much value they offer students based on graduation rates, loan debt and tuition. he wants congress to tie federal aid to colleges on how well they score. this is all designed to make college more affordable. whether the president's plan goes anywhere in washington is far from certain but there is no doubt that outrage over tuition is focussing more attention on the pay and perks awarded to university presidents. some critics say that the tuition may fall if university presidents were not paid so much. but as reported, the pay of college pst have to do with how much money they have to raise. >> kayla smith waits tables at night after working in a downtown columbus office for a non-profit group. >> if you need anything -- >> it is the only way she can payoff the 40,000 dollars in student loans that came with her degree. the recent ohio state university grad is one
premieres sunday night 9 eastern. >> it is no secret that the soaring cost of a college education is a financial burden for america's middle class. president barack obama proposed creating a new system to rate colleges on how much value they offer students based on graduation rates, loan debt and tuition. he wants congress to tie federal aid to colleges on how well they score. this is all designed to make college more affordable. whether the president's plan goes anywhere in washington is...
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president obama is on a series of speeches to colleges on bringing down the cost of a college education. >> the fact is we have been spending more money on other things than college. [applause] >> and meanwhile, not enough colleges have been looking to find out how we can cut back on costs. so all of this sticks it to families but also takes pairs that pay the bigger -- taxpayers that pay the bigger price. >> many are rethinking their college plans or taking and enormous debt. >> this high school senior has set his sights on only one school. wally and his wife have been stashing money away for their son's education since he was a baby but costs of annual tuition and fees have increased six times. >> it is ridiculous it has gone up to that point and makes it very difficult for the middle class to get a college education. >> so they go to the less expensive state schools. the higher costs have been driven in part to lower investment in endowments and faxfalls. the financial aid director at university of chicago is concerned about the debt the students are shouldering. >> if you can't -- c
president obama is on a series of speeches to colleges on bringing down the cost of a college education. >> the fact is we have been spending more money on other things than college. [applause] >> and meanwhile, not enough colleges have been looking to find out how we can cut back on costs. so all of this sticks it to families but also takes pairs that pay the bigger -- taxpayers that pay the bigger price. >> many are rethinking their college plans or taking and enormous debt....
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where is your education? you realize you don't have it. >> reporter: the county is officially apologized for its past symbolized by a light of reconciliation that burns night and day a top the courthouse. by apologies alone were not enough for ken woodly the ed editor of a newspaper saying it was against mass resistance. >> a lot of people and the community wanted to sweep it under the regular and education was stolen from these people and education opportunity needed to be given back. >> reporter: so he began a campaign to award scholarships to the students who never went on to college. since the program began, more than 90 men and women have taken advantage of the chance including rita who earned a bachelors degree and three years later a masters at age 66. >> couldn't wait to get back. >> i couldn't and i'm itching and trying not to go back for a doctorate. >> reporter: the blacks only high school is a newly restored museum dedicated to telling the story of the history to remind younger generations and man
where is your education? you realize you don't have it. >> reporter: the county is officially apologized for its past symbolized by a light of reconciliation that burns night and day a top the courthouse. by apologies alone were not enough for ken woodly the ed editor of a newspaper saying it was against mass resistance. >> a lot of people and the community wanted to sweep it under the regular and education was stolen from these people and education opportunity needed to be given...
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where do we stand with education of mine or at this >> education of minorities is dismal particularly in urban poor countareas of this country we notice youngsters are not achieving as they should. one reason i believe they are not is many youngsters, african-americans, latino americans do not see themselves in the text books, do not see -- can't identify with the people that are there. when i was a member of of the state legislature in new jersey, i introduced legislation that required the infusion of the contributions of african-americans into the main core, main criminurriculum of t country. what happens now is that the contrib fwhuingsz african-americans have made has been left out of the curriculum and, therefore, many young african-american youngsters do not see any real reason to remain in school when everything they learn about happens to be positive for whites, negative for blacks. the legislation which is called the arm stead legislation i introduced in 1998 and pass into law in 2002 now says that we will take every period of the history of this country, for instance, revolu
where do we stand with education of mine or at this >> education of minorities is dismal particularly in urban poor countareas of this country we notice youngsters are not achieving as they should. one reason i believe they are not is many youngsters, african-americans, latino americans do not see themselves in the text books, do not see -- can't identify with the people that are there. when i was a member of of the state legislature in new jersey, i introduced legislation that required...
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where is your education? you know? you just realize that you do not have it. >> reporter: the county apologized for its pass, symbolized by a light of reconciliation that burns atop its courthouse, night and day. but apologies alone were not enough for kenwoodly, a local newspaper editor recalling that it had once been a massive voice for resistance. >> many, including the white community, wanted to sweep it under the rug and education was stolen from these people and an education opportunity needed to be given back. >> reporter: and so he started to award state funded scholarships to those students who did not go on to college and since the start of program, 9 0 men and women have taken advantage of that chance including rita who earned a bachelor's degree and then a masters at the age of 66. >> reporter: you could not wait to get back? >> i couldn't. >> reporter: and today the old black's only high school is a newly restored museum dedicated to telling the story of the county's racial history, to remind younger gener
where is your education? you know? you just realize that you do not have it. >> reporter: the county apologized for its pass, symbolized by a light of reconciliation that burns atop its courthouse, night and day. but apologies alone were not enough for kenwoodly, a local newspaper editor recalling that it had once been a massive voice for resistance. >> many, including the white community, wanted to sweep it under the rug and education was stolen from these people and an education...
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if it isn't raising up an educated work force to take over? >> the components. to raise a family. and you can come into a place that offers a platform and the resource disease the opportunity to start a business. you can make a living or become wealthy. by engaging and offering society what you have to offer. that's a place that's doing to attract people. if we can actually offer schools that are going to educate our children, and make our children have a leg up, over the global competition, so they can be successful, take care of themselves that's important. in that place where we are living and these things are happening you need a strong government that actually does things to protect the rights of the people, but also give them our bang for our buck, and helps to add to our quality of life. so it take as lot of things for city to compact. we are not doing so well as far as the nation testing standards. as we are falling behind, across the entire nation, in a lot of urban areas and otherwise. >> what kind of people are we developing out of our community. >> that's exactly what
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the documentary the revisionaries details how in 2009 the state board of education adopted changes that some say opened the door for creationism or intelligent design. popular science guy bill nye has been unspoken about the teaching of creationism. here he is with big think. >> i say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your -- in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe, that's fine. but don't make your kids do it. because we need them. we need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. we need engineers that can build stuff, solve problems. >> since its release last year that video last received about 6 million youtube views and it's generated a response from the group answers in genesis. >> creationists of course are very happy to teach their children about evolution and teach the problems with it and teach their children how to think critically and the difference between historical science and observational science. isn't it interesting how christians aren't frightened to teach their children ab
the documentary the revisionaries details how in 2009 the state board of education adopted changes that some say opened the door for creationism or intelligent design. popular science guy bill nye has been unspoken about the teaching of creationism. here he is with big think. >> i say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your -- in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe, that's fine. but don't make your kids do it....
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. >>> the government of haiti pledges to make education a top priority, tackling low literacy rates by introducing free schooling for more than a million students but the government's opponents say that the reality falls short of the promises. >> reporter: haiti has one of the lowest school enrollment rates despite free schooling and two years after an election the government says that they've made progress in enrolling more children in primary schools but officials say that they need to take more direct control of existing schools as up to 9 0% of them are run by churches, ngo's or other pry have the groups. >> number of private schools compared to public schools are too high which is why we've taken a decision to nationalize 500 community schools. >> reporter: but independent investigators question how many children actually attend glasses, saying that some students are enrolled in schools that exist only on paper. >> and so when the government is talking about free schools without building them, it is nothing but propaganda, just bluff. >> reporter: the program is marred too by mism
. >>> the government of haiti pledges to make education a top priority, tackling low literacy rates by introducing free schooling for more than a million students but the government's opponents say that the reality falls short of the promises. >> reporter: haiti has one of the lowest school enrollment rates despite free schooling and two years after an election the government says that they've made progress in enrolling more children in primary schools but officials say that they...
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due to the fact, no high school education. no college education. probably couldn't even be able to get a job at mcdonald's. >> this is lamar - it's not his real name. he's agreed to talk to us if we disguise his identity. lamar has been a drug dealer and a gang member. he's currently awaiting trial, charged with attempted murder. >> i'm facing life in prison. if i lose most likely i'm going to do life or somewhere close to that. if i win, i walk. i walk and i'll be a man walking the street. before the attempted murder i got shot five times. >> lamar's drug operation is on hold while he's out of jail on pretrial supervision, one way that maryland has dealt with overcrowding of the prison system. the reason he deals is simple - he does it he says because it's the only way he knows to support his family. and guns are just a tool of the trade. >> it's something that's immune to me. like, this is the way i be living probably since i was 16 years old. so i'm immune, i'm used to it now. see what i'm saying. >> if you lived in a mining town, you would go i
due to the fact, no high school education. no college education. probably couldn't even be able to get a job at mcdonald's. >> this is lamar - it's not his real name. he's agreed to talk to us if we disguise his identity. lamar has been a drug dealer and a gang member. he's currently awaiting trial, charged with attempted murder. >> i'm facing life in prison. if i lose most likely i'm going to do life or somewhere close to that. if i win, i walk. i walk and i'll be a man walking the...
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some of the worst living environments and conditions and poor access to educational or poor education. all these are contributors to brain decisions or decisions made in the brain to shoot at someone or kill someone. that's a decision that was made with a split second. it was wrong or a life is ending. >> we'll talk the more about this in a moment. but first a short break. when we come back we take a look at law enforcement an its role in combating urban violence. stay with us. why some critics say the school is setting the kids up for failure. make >>> welcome back to "inside story" and a look at the urban pockets of america. crime is up even as national rates are falling. joining us now in studio sa community activists in baltimore and organizer of the men march. >> also the founder of the organization and a professor of health at the university of illinois, a chicago school of public health. >> and from sacramento, california, a federal and local law enforcement official from california state university. professor, what's role of law and order. the role of law enforcement? >> well
some of the worst living environments and conditions and poor access to educational or poor education. all these are contributors to brain decisions or decisions made in the brain to shoot at someone or kill someone. that's a decision that was made with a split second. it was wrong or a life is ending. >> we'll talk the more about this in a moment. but first a short break. when we come back we take a look at law enforcement an its role in combating urban violence. stay with us. why some...
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, when gama-goat is not eating fictional hay and what can be done to bring education and awareness for the native people? >> full disclosure is something that is really important. we can begin to compare numbers. we can begin to take a look at these particular studies that have been performed and basically break it down to the human level. and that human in laymen's terms is basically something we really, really need to do. the other aspect of this is who becomes responsible, who bears the brunt of this? obviously it should be the corporations. we are taking a look at the idea of wealth versus health. the community people want health. and government --. >> reporter: i want to focus and look at my screen while you are talking and the pie chart if you can see it here, we will take it in a second, the gray area, those are all the mine companies owners not identified. so when you are talking about government and corporations taking responsibility look at that. they don't know what the people place. >> the other aspect of that is those are particular companies and have names but we should p
, when gama-goat is not eating fictional hay and what can be done to bring education and awareness for the native people? >> full disclosure is something that is really important. we can begin to compare numbers. we can begin to take a look at these particular studies that have been performed and basically break it down to the human level. and that human in laymen's terms is basically something we really, really need to do. the other aspect of this is who becomes responsible, who bears...
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today president obama was talking about education, not syria, only reporting through his secretary that the u.s. is appalled of the reports of wide scale killings. >> u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon is giving investigators authority to investigate the site. >>> former egyptian president hahosni mubarak has been releasd to house arrest. mubarak is still going to face trial for ordering the killing of protesters during the mass demonstration two years ago. >>> tensions are high on the israel-lebanon border. israeli warplanes fired on an area south of beirut. they say it was retaliation for rockets that were fired across the border into northern israel. no one was hurt in either attack. the air raid on beirut is the first stuff strikes since 2006 war between israel and lebanon's militant group hezbollah. >>> the wildfire near yosemite park has nearly tripled in size. the approaching fire now covers 84 square miles and is estimated to be just 2% contained. melissa chan is near yosemite with more. >> reporter: well, earlier on thursday governor brown declared this a state of emergency, an
today president obama was talking about education, not syria, only reporting through his secretary that the u.s. is appalled of the reports of wide scale killings. >> u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon is giving investigators authority to investigate the site. >>> former egyptian president hahosni mubarak has been releasd to house arrest. mubarak is still going to face trial for ordering the killing of protesters during the mass demonstration two years ago. >>> tensions...
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, a good education. we have seen movement for black women for example from domestic work into more pink collar and office work. >> which contains some dangers itself. >> indeed, even though they have moved into these jobs their pay is not equal of that of white women who have entered into those jobs in greater numbers than they were in the 1960s. we have also seen movement into management positions and of course an example in the private sector just like you know president obama is our first african american president, we've had presidents of major corporations ceos who were african americans. >> we do see some change doctor but in what sense are we seeking a sort of employment equity as it were? >> we have had two problems that have hit us. the economy has changed and stop generating good jobs. we don't give good credit to the achievements made at that time. the demand was for jobs, they wanted full employment, and they actually got what they wanted. in 1968 many the unemployment rate for african americ
, a good education. we have seen movement for black women for example from domestic work into more pink collar and office work. >> which contains some dangers itself. >> indeed, even though they have moved into these jobs their pay is not equal of that of white women who have entered into those jobs in greater numbers than they were in the 1960s. we have also seen movement into management positions and of course an example in the private sector just like you know president obama is...
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you know, where is your education? you just realize that you don't have it. >> the county is officially apologized you with a light of reconciliation that burns night and day atop its courthouse. >> apologies were not enough for ken woodly, the editor of the newspaper who remembered it had once been a leading voice for massive resistance. >> a lot of people, especially in the can quite community wanted to sweep it under the rug and education was stolen and education opportunity needed to be given back. >> woodley began a state funded scholarship for those students who never went to college. more than 90 men and women have taken advantage of that chance, including rita mosley who earned a bachelor's degree and three years later, a master's at age 66. >> couldn't wait to get back into it >> i couldn't. i am itching now, trying not to go back for a doctorate. >> the on old blacked-only high school is a newly restored museum dedicated to tell the story of their racial history to remind younger generations and others to com
you know, where is your education? you just realize that you don't have it. >> the county is officially apologized you with a light of reconciliation that burns night and day atop its courthouse. >> apologies were not enough for ken woodly, the editor of the newspaper who remembered it had once been a leading voice for massive resistance. >> a lot of people, especially in the can quite community wanted to sweep it under the rug and education was stolen and education...
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he is on the road with a new proposal aimed at making higher education more affordable and dozens of wildfires burning out of control in ten states including one threatening california's yosemite national park.
he is on the road with a new proposal aimed at making higher education more affordable and dozens of wildfires burning out of control in ten states including one threatening california's yosemite national park.
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african-americans could not vote or get educated where they wanted to get educated. that's not today but there are still urgent concerns. >> reporter: there were a list of demands set out by the organizers of that march, and 50 years ago the title was the march for jobs and freedom. to this case to what extent is the economic brought to the foreground instead of just racial equality. >> african-americans are still twice as likely to be living in poverty as white americans. still twice as likely to be rejected for job applications just beaus of their names. and that is mostly african-americans and latinos. the economic comparative is more important this time than the legal comparative 50 years. >> reporter: let me ask you about the partisan and political divide. we hear about it in congressional politics, what is that partisan divide look like now as compared to 50 years ago? >> well, 50 years ago it wasn't a partisan divide, it was racial divide. it was white members of congress saying they didn't want black people to have freedom in one way or another. now we have c
african-americans could not vote or get educated where they wanted to get educated. that's not today but there are still urgent concerns. >> reporter: there were a list of demands set out by the organizers of that march, and 50 years ago the title was the march for jobs and freedom. to this case to what extent is the economic brought to the foreground instead of just racial equality. >> african-americans are still twice as likely to be living in poverty as white americans. still...
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the other is the kind of jobs available, and the education system and the inadequate education, that was one of the goals of the march, to try to improve the education so there would not be educational disparities that still exist in our society. globalization has had an impact on blacks just like everyone else. when you add all of that up, and you add the race as an issue, then you can see why the black unemployment rate remains about twice the white race even 50 years after the march. >> when it comes to representation in our final moments here, we of course made significant stride with the african-american president, but why are we still seeing a lack of leadership when it comes to top black leaders. >> well, i think the president does not want to be seen as catering and emphasizing racism and blacks although from time to time he will make statements as he did about trayvon martin and other things, but when it comes to policy, i don't think he wants to be seen as targeting. i think that it's a good thing to have a black president, but on the other hand there is a price to be paid
the other is the kind of jobs available, and the education system and the inadequate education, that was one of the goals of the march, to try to improve the education so there would not be educational disparities that still exist in our society. globalization has had an impact on blacks just like everyone else. when you add all of that up, and you add the race as an issue, then you can see why the black unemployment rate remains about twice the white race even 50 years after the march....
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he's talking about making higher education more affordable. >>> dozens of wildfires are burning out of control in several states including one at yosemite national park.
he's talking about making higher education more affordable. >>> dozens of wildfires are burning out of control in several states including one at yosemite national park.
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black women have burst down the doors of higher education and really leading the way in entrepreneurship. but i think our forparents would be a little dishartened to see that we are still facing a lot of the sexism in the broader society and the black society itself. >> amani what has happened to the voice of black women over the last 50 years? >> i think the voice has gotten stronger over the last 50 years, but as was said, there is a long way to go. i think part of the problem is, and you see it with the million man march, there's sort of this idea that when we're talking about the black community, the focus tends to be on how black men are doing. the school to prison pipeline. how is that effecting young black male students or stop and frisk, how is that affecting young black men. trayvon martin was talked a lot about, but melissa alexander wasn't. i think black women tend to be ignored when it comes to discussion of race, and when it comes to issues of feminism. you have a lot of talk of saline that dunham is supposed to be this example of what great feminism is. but then on the othe
black women have burst down the doors of higher education and really leading the way in entrepreneurship. but i think our forparents would be a little dishartened to see that we are still facing a lot of the sexism in the broader society and the black society itself. >> amani what has happened to the voice of black women over the last 50 years? >> i think the voice has gotten stronger over the last 50 years, but as was said, there is a long way to go. i think part of the problem is,...
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he is on the road with a new proposal aimed at making higher education more affordable and dozens of wildfires burning out of control in ten states including one threatening california's yosemite national park. >>> former egyptian president hosni mubarak's months in prison are over after just moments ago, a helicopter flew him to a military hospital. mike reports from cairo. >> a helicopter rises from the tourin prison. after hours of procedure, president hosni mubarak is released but his destination is a short flight down the road, a medical military facility. his release from prison is very much a technical term. he will remain under house arrest under the terms of a state of emergency decree issued by the prime minister. a ban on leaving the country has also been imposed. hosni mubarak is expected to be back in the courtroom on sunday where his charges on the deaths during 20,911 revolution resumes. >> he is not being acquitted. he will be subject to trial for three different cases and it means for the muslim president that they will use it for marking that the movement is not jus
he is on the road with a new proposal aimed at making higher education more affordable and dozens of wildfires burning out of control in ten states including one threatening california's yosemite national park. >>> former egyptian president hosni mubarak's months in prison are over after just moments ago, a helicopter flew him to a military hospital. mike reports from cairo. >> a helicopter rises from the tourin prison. after hours of procedure, president hosni mubarak is...
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protests by house us of educators brought business to a halt in the traffic clogged city. it caused can cold flights and cancellation of two soccer games. proposed reforms would require periodic evaluations and limit hiring authority. there is little hope for relief as teachers expected to join a larger march saturday. teacher evaluations are a sticking point in seattle. in the meantime, negotiations in seattle are continuing in hopes of avoiding a strike before school starts next week. >> why fast food may be anything but, today the strike that could stress out customers who want fries with that. >> the judge who insulted a teenage rape victim, why he was forced to admit he crossed the line with entirely inappropriate comments about the young girl. >> 50 years ago, americans protested voting laws at the march on washington. why today, some people voting in north carolina say it's no easier to vote now. >> north carolina civil rights users used the march to bring attention to the voters act. they held a rally to change the state's voting procedures. jonathan martin is in c
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over the course of 17 years we've seen really raised educational expectations and standards. when you ask the people who are going into these schools every day to perform miracles, and then don't give them the resources they need to do that work it's frustrating for teachers and it's not fair to blame them for what is the systemic failure to support public schools in the u.s. >> mr. sharky. thank you for joining us. we apologize for the problems with the audio. >>> it was hit by an earthquake and tsunami two years ago. japan still trying to determine how to clean up a damaged nuclear power plant which is leaking radioactive water. >> u.n. weapons inspectors are combing through the sites of a suspected chemical weapons attack. this shows the inspectors on the ground at work after coming under fire this morning. >>> convicted murderer nadal hassan is back in court in fort hood, texas. he killed 13 people in 2009. the sentencing phase of that trial begins today. ouout of control wildfires are spreading across california. that blaze is edging closer to a reservoir where san franc
over the course of 17 years we've seen really raised educational expectations and standards. when you ask the people who are going into these schools every day to perform miracles, and then don't give them the resources they need to do that work it's frustrating for teachers and it's not fair to blame them for what is the systemic failure to support public schools in the u.s. >> mr. sharky. thank you for joining us. we apologize for the problems with the audio. >>> it was hit by...
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and $10 million will go to a separate research and education fund. >>> the makers of tylenol say they will place a new warning on bottles of the popular painkiller. johnson and johnson said the new red label will tell users that taking too much extra strength tylenol can kill you. aat least minute ten can cause liver failure. it has killed over 500 people a year in the u.s. >>> in the netherlands the schools are going ultra high tech. they're using ipads for everything. the dutch government is plan to go open more of these schools very soon. >> bookses, bags that is so last term. a new approach in the netherlands. 2013 is all about the ipad. >> we have to prepare the children for a fast-changing world. >> maurice is proud of his chi child. the books relegated to the closet. pulpupils starting age four receive ipads. >> i saw my daughter when she was one years old she started using the ipad. she's four years old. the school doesn't use ipads she's going from the future to the past. >> is she a teacher? no, a coach. the ipad is the teacher and it is with them at school. even by dutch st
and $10 million will go to a separate research and education fund. >>> the makers of tylenol say they will place a new warning on bottles of the popular painkiller. johnson and johnson said the new red label will tell users that taking too much extra strength tylenol can kill you. aat least minute ten can cause liver failure. it has killed over 500 people a year in the u.s. >>> in the netherlands the schools are going ultra high tech. they're using ipads for everything. the...
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citizens. >> the amount of higher educated workers especially among the youngsters is in the market. many of them have to face a situation where they are forced to accept or forced to find new opportunities and different opportunities. >> reporter: the northeast is called the engine of the country drawing migrants from poor nations but few make it in the professional class and like everywhere else in europe the recession hit hard and italians and foreigners are fighting for the same jobs and they agree that italy's need to adapt to change and business leaders need to provide more opportunities if italy is to keep up with a global competition. al jazeera and italy. >> reporter: a mexican judge apologized for attacking two justices in court. and migel falcom latched out during court and the judge was angry after one of his colleagues accused of insulting him and state appeals could said he brought shame on the court and could now face impeachment.
citizens. >> the amount of higher educated workers especially among the youngsters is in the market. many of them have to face a situation where they are forced to accept or forced to find new opportunities and different opportunities. >> reporter: the northeast is called the engine of the country drawing migrants from poor nations but few make it in the professional class and like everywhere else in europe the recession hit hard and italians and foreigners are fighting for the same...
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from new york state, president obama was talking about education, not syria, conveying only through his deputy press secretary that the u.s. is appalled by the reports of widespread killings. >> a u.n. report estimates the number of children refugees at over a million and we have a look at what life is like at a particular camp in iraq. >> there are grim conditions here, but so does that report make very grim reading as well, saying that not only are there a million child refugees, but 2 million have been displaced. the united nations refugee agency and child agency worry about the psychological effects of children running away from war and coming to camps like these. often, you'll see them drawing pictures of bombing, shelling, murder. it takes three to six months for those psychological effects to calm down and for them to start acting like children again. the u.s. warns about child trafficking and child labor. those are very desperate situations across the region. those camps, turkey, lebanon and egypt, so a million children a that have been refuged, these people need immediate help.
from new york state, president obama was talking about education, not syria, conveying only through his deputy press secretary that the u.s. is appalled by the reports of widespread killings. >> a u.n. report estimates the number of children refugees at over a million and we have a look at what life is like at a particular camp in iraq. >> there are grim conditions here, but so does that report make very grim reading as well, saying that not only are there a million child refugees,...
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the windy city is on high alert after the closing of 50 schools in the third largest education system and some children start the session with longer walks through gang territory. the heightened security before and after school is part of a new safe passage program chicago tested on monday. >> it's necessary because neighborhoods are bad. >> reporter: a week before schools opened five people were gunned down in front of this church right on one of chicago's safe passage routes. for a city with 500 murders last year more than new york with 3 times chicago's population, all the high-profile security is an international embarrassment. but according to former gang members safe passage might work >> children have to go to school and our own children so it will work. >> reporter: and the people on the streets who have got problems or shooting at each other, they will respect that. >> yes they will. >> optimists view one that will be tested daily as the school year wears on. john with al jazeera chicago. >> reporter: there is a new weapon in the fight against mosquitos in the united states,
the windy city is on high alert after the closing of 50 schools in the third largest education system and some children start the session with longer walks through gang territory. the heightened security before and after school is part of a new safe passage program chicago tested on monday. >> it's necessary because neighborhoods are bad. >> reporter: a week before schools opened five people were gunned down in front of this church right on one of chicago's safe passage routes. for...
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and $10 million will go towards a separate research and education fund. now for the individuals it means those suffers from alzheimerss disease can receive up to $5 million, 4 million for those diagnosed with c.t.e., a brain disorder relative to head injuries and former players with dementia can receive as much as $3 million. approximately half of the settlement will be pays over the next three years with the balance paid over the next 17. now to the college level. with 13 games on the schedule. mark morgan joins us now, where the 6th ranks gamecocks are hosting carolina. i am wondering what the scene was like prior to this game. obviously s.e.c. football is huge, but a lot of expectations for the season as well. >> you know, there are, michael. south carolina has had very very passionate football fans and that has really -- that excitement and those expectations have risen throughout the time that steve purier has been here. purier has built a very very solid program. we will show you the fans filing in earlier tonight. a crowd of 80,000. again the gamec
and $10 million will go towards a separate research and education fund. now for the individuals it means those suffers from alzheimerss disease can receive up to $5 million, 4 million for those diagnosed with c.t.e., a brain disorder relative to head injuries and former players with dementia can receive as much as $3 million. approximately half of the settlement will be pays over the next three years with the balance paid over the next 17. now to the college level. with 13 games on the...
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but when it comes to the economics, jobs, decent housing, andatio,and education, there ara lot of things lacking. i think this is key to the other two. >> it really was a magnificent day and a major day for the movement. it's interesting that you say that it may be more important today than it was 50 years ago. we will see. ernest green, thank you, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> north carolina civil rights used the history to bring attention to the voter rights act al jazeera's jonathan martin joins us from charlotte, north carolina, where there is a law that would make changes civil rights leaders say would keep minorities from the poll, jonathan? >> reporter: that's right, john, they're concerned not only about minority voters but young voters and elderly voters as well. i think things have wrapped up tonight. this is one of 13 held in the state of south carolina in each of the congressional districts. the naacp and the aclu really rallying here. it's what they call moral monday protests. obviously today is not a monday, a wednesday, but they had a very big protest in remembrance,
but when it comes to the economics, jobs, decent housing, andatio,and education, there ara lot of things lacking. i think this is key to the other two. >> it really was a magnificent day and a major day for the movement. it's interesting that you say that it may be more important today than it was 50 years ago. we will see. ernest green, thank you, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> north carolina civil rights used the history to bring attention to the voter rights act al...
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. >> the shift is really, really small, and there is no education that should western countries or a group or coalition of the willing once again intervene in military fashion even in limited way. there is no indication that russia that would be slightly cooperative. >> reporter: barack obama security crisisser advisers aret the white house. >> let's bring in al jazeera mike in washington. let's be honest, in the u.s. believes it has happened before. >> reporter: that's right. >> this video is awful. it's difficult to watch, but what's different couldthe case against any sort f intervention military or otherwise on the part of western powers has been laid out before. it's too costly. you don't know who you're helping. it could these weapons there have been two national security council meetings here in washington in the white house over the course of the last threere talking about over and over even as they deliberate at this hour. >> and of course there is the humanitarian crisis. keep us posted on what comes out of this today. >> reporter: i will. >> california governor jerry brown
. >> the shift is really, really small, and there is no education that should western countries or a group or coalition of the willing once again intervene in military fashion even in limited way. there is no indication that russia that would be slightly cooperative. >> reporter: barack obama security crisisser advisers aret the white house. >> let's bring in al jazeera mike in washington. let's be honest, in the u.s. believes it has happened before. >> reporter: that's...
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. >> no matter what my three children will be able to go and get their education. ♪ well, the u.s. has lost britain's backing for any military intervention in syria but a possible strike remains on the table. the obama administration is still considering its options and france may be a willing partner. we will be live in paris with details in that in a moment and we go to london for a reaction of if no vote in parliament and we have this report from carolyn malone. >> reporter: a resistance outside the white house against the u.s. attacking syria. as leaders look at military options. an important ally to the uk urged against intervening in syria in reaction to the suspected use of chemical weapons. the u.s. defense chief chuck hagel says the united states still hopes to act with other allies. >> our approach is to continue to find an international coalition that will act together and i think you are seeing a number of countries say publically state their position on the use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: on thursday british members of parliament voted against involvement in mili
. >> no matter what my three children will be able to go and get their education. ♪ well, the u.s. has lost britain's backing for any military intervention in syria but a possible strike remains on the table. the obama administration is still considering its options and france may be a willing partner. we will be live in paris with details in that in a moment and we go to london for a reaction of if no vote in parliament and we have this report from carolyn malone. >> reporter: a...
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. >> his parents have been stashing money away for their son's education since he was a baby. but their savings won't come close to pay for yale. >> it makes it very difficult for the middle class and lower class person to get a good education. >> reporter: the problem also effects people trying to go to less expensive state schools. tuition fees have increased on average about 30% at colleges across the us. as a result, more than two-thirds of college students applied for some form of financial aid last year. >> we also tell students that only borrow what you need, and if you can get a second job or get a job to pay for it, we highly recommending that. >> reporter: capex helps match students to colleges they can afford. >> typically they having a agreements with four year institutions where all of your credits will transfer. >> reporter: josh hopes to find a way to finance his ivy league dream without bankrupting his parents. >>> attorney general eric holder is to challenge the voter id law in texas. the justice department says it violates the voting right's act. holder maint
. >> his parents have been stashing money away for their son's education since he was a baby. but their savings won't come close to pay for yale. >> it makes it very difficult for the middle class and lower class person to get a good education. >> reporter: the problem also effects people trying to go to less expensive state schools. tuition fees have increased on average about 30% at colleges across the us. as a result, more than two-thirds of college students applied for...
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let me point out as a science educator, what we're thinking about, you don't need the world's foremost authority on paleontology or microbiology. what we're talking about is fundamental. it's before newton's laws. it's green plants. it's fundamental. here's the idea. we humans especially in the developed world work in organizations that are run from the top down. for example in the united states we have a president. evolution doesn't work that way. it's not top-down. evolution is bottom-up. so as the saying goes, nature has its bad designs eaten by its good designs. that's an aphorism. so i'm concerned that your other guests have misapprehension -- they don't grasp this middle idea, which is plild school at the highest. it's sort of elementary evolution. you don't need to go to extraordinary experts around the world. and i want you all when you get a chance to explain to us on the science side, how you reckon the age of the earth, how you reckon the finding of fossil -- in this one example dinosaur bones. how you get to fit with your world view and finally really georgia -- >> we'll ge
let me point out as a science educator, what we're thinking about, you don't need the world's foremost authority on paleontology or microbiology. what we're talking about is fundamental. it's before newton's laws. it's green plants. it's fundamental. here's the idea. we humans especially in the developed world work in organizations that are run from the top down. for example in the united states we have a president. evolution doesn't work that way. it's not top-down. evolution is bottom-up. so...
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we don't have a huge body of literature that talks about what is happening with black girls with education. so we simply don't know. when you do those searches comparable to what we know about black boys and young black men, it is simply a mountain compared to a small paper. >> that point is so powerful, and so important. i did a research study a couple of years ago on black girls specifically. and when i was first starting to do my interview for that it was almost a dearth of information on black girls and if you just do a basic google search on black girls, the main things that point up are sexual pornographic images. one of the most disheartening findings, was that black girls when they are young, they have all of these aspirations, all of these goals. they want to reach the stars, but as they get older, they are saddled with so much responsibility, helping out at home, and helping to bring home the bacon, having to be safe in spaces that oftentimes aren't safe places. and teachers want to sort of dampen when they might perceive as aggression, but when black girls are trying to particip
we don't have a huge body of literature that talks about what is happening with black girls with education. so we simply don't know. when you do those searches comparable to what we know about black boys and young black men, it is simply a mountain compared to a small paper. >> that point is so powerful, and so important. i did a research study a couple of years ago on black girls specifically. and when i was first starting to do my interview for that it was almost a dearth of information...
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from new york state, president obama was talking about education, not syria. conveying only through his press secretary that the u.s. is appalled. >> here with us now is profess mark levine. thanks for being us. >> it's great to be here. >> it's disturbing news and those pictures are so powerful, and so sad. what if he did. but if there is enough proof -- >> let me stop you there for a moment. because the experts suggested we might not be able to find out, an looked at what hand and saw the conditions of the body and the way the victims were responding. what people don't know yet is who used the toxin. and i have heard the area has already been.c -- bombed again the international community or at least the majority could decide it has to take action. >> you know there were calls in this country for >> right. but if you do that and don't provide support for the rebels, you are not going to change the power. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> former egyptian president mubarak was released from jail today, but his legal problems are not over. >> reporter: a he
from new york state, president obama was talking about education, not syria. conveying only through his press secretary that the u.s. is appalled. >> here with us now is profess mark levine. thanks for being us. >> it's great to be here. >> it's disturbing news and those pictures are so powerful, and so sad. what if he did. but if there is enough proof -- >> let me stop you there for a moment. because the experts suggested we might not be able to find out, an looked at...
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for his economic policies he is targeting a key constituency focused on the soaring cost of higher education. david shuster has the report. [ cheers ] >> at the university of buffalo, the president announced ambitious changes to make colleges more affordable and accountable for their costs. >> college has never been more expensive. over the past three decades, the average tuition at a public, four-year college has gone up by more than 250%. >> reporter: and so the president said he will use executive orders and lobby for new legislation that would make changes in three years. >> what we want to do is rate them on who is offering the best value so students and taxpayers get a bigger bang for their buck. >> reporter: the american council on education reacted cautiously, describing the president's effort as a sweeping thoughtful proproal. at the university of buffalo, where instate tuition plus room and board is over $20,000 a year, the reaction from students was more upbeat. >> everything he put in place would help me personally. coming out of school, i don't want to be 80 grand in debt. >> re
for his economic policies he is targeting a key constituency focused on the soaring cost of higher education. david shuster has the report. [ cheers ] >> at the university of buffalo, the president announced ambitious changes to make colleges more affordable and accountable for their costs. >> college has never been more expensive. over the past three decades, the average tuition at a public, four-year college has gone up by more than 250%. >> reporter: and so the president...
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, the high school education, more or less, the degrees from a university. so what do you say to that? >> now people to have degrees, that are competing with fast food workers do not have a degree. >> because they can't get other jobs, but peter, what do you say to that comparison? the average social studies humanities student makes about $37,000 a year. so it devalues the value of college. >> on an hour basis it is probably more. if you get a job in the humanities or social sciences that using your diploma you will end up working more than zero hour as week. the reality is that most people that wear a tie, work many more than zero 40 hour as week for the income they get. which makes some of these comparisons less valid. my point is that if the demands was perceived to be more reasonable, reasonable is a funny word, but if it was perceived to be more reasonable, folks might be more receptive. but at the end of the day, lit be very very difficult to get the support of someone working in an independent hardware store who makes 11 or $12 an hour to say yes, sea
, the high school education, more or less, the degrees from a university. so what do you say to that? >> now people to have degrees, that are competing with fast food workers do not have a degree. >> because they can't get other jobs, but peter, what do you say to that comparison? the average social studies humanities student makes about $37,000 a year. so it devalues the value of college. >> on an hour basis it is probably more. if you get a job in the humanities or social...
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more they resisted my being there, the more it told me that this was something more than my educati education. it was about changing life in the south. >> rep in the theater. you couldn't sit in a restaurant. it was no, no, no. as a teenager looking at the emmett till, looking at the montgomery bus boycott i knew there were alternatives. i wasn't sure how i was going to fit it, but i knew i would be one of those who said yes instead of no. >> reporter: 50 years later so m los angeles to arkansas. so i spent the first three years of my life in a camp in the delta region of arkansas. >> reporter: s as much about us as it was about africa americans. and by us i mean two things. one is japanese-americans, asian-americans, there are so m. >> no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. [cheers and applause] sure that stories don't escape them. >> every day a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you heard angles you hadn't considered. consider this, antonio mora brings you smart conversa
more they resisted my being there, the more it told me that this was something more than my educati education. it was about changing life in the south. >> rep in the theater. you couldn't sit in a restaurant. it was no, no, no. as a teenager looking at the emmett till, looking at the montgomery bus boycott i knew there were alternatives. i wasn't sure how i was going to fit it, but i knew i would be one of those who said yes instead of no. >> reporter: 50 years later so m los...
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he has made education reform one of his key reforms amongst many. he came back to power less than a year ago saying mexico needed a change and needed change fast. he said students from mexico, millions of them just can't compete in this globalized world unless schools are better. mexican schools, public schools are prison abysmal in an abysmal state. he said you need to evaluate teachers and they say this is not going to happen. so he's not happy about what he is seeing taking place outside of congress. >> thank you so much adam, in mexico city. >>> thousands of syrian refugees are pouring into northern iraq to escape the fighting, and this tent city has sprung up in just a week. we'll show you conditions inside. how early warnings saved many families in the philippines from rising floodwaters. and th the new york yankee star makes u.s. history. we have the details in sports. news stories? >>they share it on the stream. >>social media isn't an afterthought. it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and o
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so today in up state new york he focused on the soars cost of education. >> reporter: at the university of buffalo the president announced the ambitious changes to make colleges for affordbled and accountable for their costs. >> college has never been more expensive. over the past three decades the average tuition at a public four-year college has gone up by more than 250%. >> reporter: so the president said he will use executive orders and lobby for new legislation that would make changes within two years. the plan he said is three components. help students pay back loan debt. give universities new incentives to control cost, and establish a new ratings system. >> what we want to do is rate them on who is offering the best value so students and tax payers get a better bang for their buck. >> reporter: the american council on education which represents universities reacted cautiously describing the president's effort as a sweeping thoughtful proposal which many details that will have to be explored in the weeks and months ahead. at the university of buffalo where instate tuition were yo
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oh, look at all of the blood flowing, look at the low quality education. look at the massive unemployment. look at the lack of health care, look at the delap dated housing. let me go to the vanilla suburbs, the very thing i was fighting for, poor people's campaign. >> you can watch more sunday at 10:30 eastern time. >> america tonight isre, our pr, all coming up at the top of the hour on america tonight. >> we'll see you then, thank you. >> still to come, we'll find out more about the long time effects of sports related head injuries. we'll hear from a former nfl players perspective, next in sports. >> we travel to one of the most remote parts of europe and find why the islands have a hard time convincing people to stay. >> it's one of the most remote parts of europe, 48,000 people live on farrow islands in the atlantic ocean. one of the government's biggest worries is convincing people to stay. the islands are part of the kingdom of denmark. barnaby phillips reports on the challenges facing the islands. >> not many people live here. those that do keep she
oh, look at all of the blood flowing, look at the low quality education. look at the massive unemployment. look at the lack of health care, look at the delap dated housing. let me go to the vanilla suburbs, the very thing i was fighting for, poor people's campaign. >> you can watch more sunday at 10:30 eastern time. >> america tonight isre, our pr, all coming up at the top of the hour on america tonight. >> we'll see you then, thank you. >> still to come, we'll find out...
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we have war on education. young people with good minds are unable to go to school. and time for reconstruction of urban america where homes have been foreclosed by banks. we have bailed out banks but not the victims of bank behavior. it's not so much about motivation but legislation and appropriation. [♪ music ] >> reporter: so why are we here? we're here because of one man on one day on one speech in a moment in time that shall never ever be repeated again. that man being the reverend martin luther king in his famous "i have a dream" speech. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be sel self-evident.
we have war on education. young people with good minds are unable to go to school. and time for reconstruction of urban america where homes have been foreclosed by banks. we have bailed out banks but not the victims of bank behavior. it's not so much about motivation but legislation and appropriation. [♪ music ] >> reporter: so why are we here? we're here because of one man on one day on one speech in a moment in time that shall never ever be repeated again. that man being the reverend...
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he's talking about making higher education more affordable. >>> dozens of wildfires are burning out of control in several states including one at yosemite national park. >> former egyptian president hosni mubarak's time in prison is now over. a helicopter flew from the prison to the hospital. when he was taken to the hospital he was put under house arrest. hosni mubarak may no longer be behind prison walls but his legal problems and those of his assessors are far from over. we have more from cairo. >> reporter: hosni mubarak is out of prison. he remains in custody at an undisclosed location. but mubarak's freedom is technical. the interim prime minister has evoked state of emergency to keep him under house arrest, and mubarak is expected to be back behind bars on sunday when his trial on charges of complicit in the deaths of the revolution resumes. >> he's now on trial for three different cases. it means that they will use it for marking that. it's not just the revolution, it is a military tear coup. >> reporter: on the same day in a different court leaders of the muslim brotherhood wh
he's talking about making higher education more affordable. >>> dozens of wildfires are burning out of control in several states including one at yosemite national park. >> former egyptian president hosni mubarak's time in prison is now over. a helicopter flew from the prison to the hospital. when he was taken to the hospital he was put under house arrest. hosni mubarak may no longer be behind prison walls but his legal problems and those of his assessors are far from over. we...
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discuss the current state of wildfires and the rising costs of fighting them, is a specialist in wildlife education and changing climate, and senior fellow at the national center for policy analysis. but first the facts, the think tank head water economics has looked at how much money the federal government puts at managing wildfires. the biggest chunk goes to preparedness, $964 million, but putting out the fires is at $962 million. more than half a billion dollars goes to emergency funds, and another half a billion issing spent to reduce hazardous fuels. back in 1990, the average cost of wild fires was less than a billion dollars, now the price tag has tripled, and that doesn't include the money spent by states and local agencies. doug, why has the cost increased so much? >> it is increased for a number of reasons, but the single most important reason, i believe, climate change. climate change has made the fire season longer and hotter, and it's made it -- and it has also made it dryer. all of these contribute to exacerbating the fires in the first place. >> sterling your thoughts on why the incre
discuss the current state of wildfires and the rising costs of fighting them, is a specialist in wildlife education and changing climate, and senior fellow at the national center for policy analysis. but first the facts, the think tank head water economics has looked at how much money the federal government puts at managing wildfires. the biggest chunk goes to preparedness, $964 million, but putting out the fires is at $962 million. more than half a billion dollars goes to emergency funds, and...
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we try to win their hearts and minds with words and educate. >> reporter: once the taliban fighters are stable doctors say they will turn them over to afghan intelligence officials. the intensive care unit a double amputee is awake and talking 24 hours after being admitted. doctors say it shows the high quality of care here. like the army military personnel are working to become independent but they still need training, finances and logistics from n.a.t.o. and international donors. but most important thing for now is getting patients to the hospital quickly to give them the best chance of survival. al jazeera at the kandahar military hospital in afghanist afghanistan. >> in northern sri lanka, and she has been hearing of deaths and disappearances. more on that after a moment. and the opening of the world's oldest film festival. >> welcome back. u.s. president barack obama said the military has presented him with options for strikes against syria, but he's not yet decided whether to attack. he says the goal of a limited tailor strike is to deter the further use of chemical weapons. >>> t
we try to win their hearts and minds with words and educate. >> reporter: once the taliban fighters are stable doctors say they will turn them over to afghan intelligence officials. the intensive care unit a double amputee is awake and talking 24 hours after being admitted. doctors say it shows the high quality of care here. like the army military personnel are working to become independent but they still need training, finances and logistics from n.a.t.o. and international donors. but...